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Good to see Iniesta praising him. Some fans of Spain told me they were shocked by how bad he was in that game.

I take it Neymar is playing well? Who, apart from the bitters, is genuinely surprised?

You're wanking over random 17 year old midfielders establishing themselves in one of Europe's top 5 teams. I'm not even going to have this discussion.

I'm not worried nor do I believe the club are v worried about the fair play rules. What I'm sure Abramovich, Gourlay, Buck and co. are trying to achieve is getting closer to breaking even and by the looks of it we've got a long way to go.It has been widely suggested that the club felt the need to buy players like Torres and Luiz to ensure our Champions League spot, which at the time, was in danger. So in that sense those deals were a needed cash injection to ensure investment as much as they were a statement of intent from Roman.

True but I had to remind everyone how baseless this discussion is. Anyway I fully expect some to hype Chalobah next year as the next JT and "discuss" about a possible partnership with Bruma/Luiz that will last 2 decades.

Have to wonder how many of the posters in this thread have watched over 10 full games of the players being mentioned.

Afaik we don't have much footage from Chelsea's training sessions

I think a reality check is needed. Or less time spent on FM/PES.

Expanding the Bridge is not an option. It's discussed every 3-4 months and people should have got it by now. Do we? I was under the impression that most of the times that we don't sell out it's due to the away fans.I'm not going to pretend I'm sentimental over this as I've never been to the Bridge. Building a new stadium is absolutely vital to maintaining our place in English and European football.

I remember similar reports leaking last year, just can't recall if they were actually confirmed.

This probably gives us a clue about where we scouted him.

Anyone willing to bet whose place on the bench he'll take?

It may not, but that was not a case of a player keeping someone in his pocket. Mind pointing me to a post of mine that made you think that?

Giving him credit is one thing. Overstating things is different.If you don't remember how Bale was double or even triple-marked during that game I suggest you watch it again.

Good news.

He, Kalou and Ramires did.

Ancelotti's wet dream but feck no

Comment of the month.

This should give you a good picture. Quite a long read but it's worth it. Unless you've got a good source confirming this I'd say it's just wishful thinking.

Legend. He's too young to be talking about retirement. As much as I'd love to see him here for the next 4-5 years he should be playing football. I'd love to see him join our coaching staff in a few years but I guess that goes for most CFC players.

*grabs popcorn* Give 'im hell!

If we did put a 50m bid on him I'll give up discussing anything off-pitch as we are run by monkeys.

Late contender for most useless poster of the season?

In that case they better not have any funny ideas about horizontal stripes. I mean, those mock-ups are quality but stripes would make me miss the breast pads.